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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 27 October, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $18,110,337.72 as 89.95% of all lots changed hands.  There were 11,109 offered and 9,993 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,812.30.

 

We’ll soon be into November.

 

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: $5,761,582
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: $3,148,639
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: $2,097,151
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: $1,282,849
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: $1,012,466
 

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 225.22%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 150.06%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 126.25%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 107.33%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 105.55%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 101.78%


32 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Moonwalk (F. & S. II.404-405) on October 24th Actual price: USD $635,000.
  2. Sothebys Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr on October 25th Actual price: USD $444,500.
  3. Sothebys Mr Adams' Album, a large album of watercolours depicting people, ceremonies, occupations, genre scenes, architecture, and flora and fauna, India, Bengal, and Burma, circa 1828-40 on October 25th Actual price: USD $369,532.
  4. Sothebys Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune (B. 859; Ba. 1053) on October 24th Actual price: USD $355,600.
  5. Bonhams 377 letters and postcards, most autograph but probably a quarter typed (particularly some of the later letters), from John Steinbeck to his younger sister Mary Steinbeck Dekker and other family members, discussing both personal and professional milestones on October 25th Actual price: USD $254,500.
  6. Sothebys Andy Mouse: one plate (Littmann p. 64) on October 24th Actual price: USD $228,600.
  7. Sothebys Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.143) on October 24th Actual price: USD $215,900.
  8. Heritage Auctions Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (The Pokémon Company, 1999). on October 21st Actual price: USD $206,250.
  9. Sothebys The Kiss III (Schiefler 102C; Woll 124) on October 24th Actual price: USD $190,500.
  10. Sothebys Pop Shop I (L. pp. 82-83) on October 24th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  11. Sothebys Minneapolis Portfolio on October 25th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  12. Sothebys Roman Notes VI (Bastian 26) on October 24th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  13. Sothebys Quatres Lithographies on October 24th Actual price: USD $152,400.
  14. Sothebys Flower Thrower Triptych (Grey) on October 24th Actual price: USD $152,400.
  15. Heritage Auctions Dragon Ball Z "Final Atonement" Majin Vegeta Harmony Production Cel Setup with Key Master Background (Toei Animation, 1994). on October 23rd Actual price: USD $144,000.
  16. Sothebys Portrait de Jacqueline Accoudée (B. 922; Ba. 1240) on October 24th Actual price: USD $139,700.
  17. Sothebys Beethoven (see F. & S. IIB.390-393) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,100.
  18. Sothebys Dracula, from Myths (F. & S. IIB.264) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  19. Sothebys Albert Einstein, from Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (F. & S. II.229) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  20. Sothebys Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.138) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  21. Sothebys Jacqueline au chapeau noir (B. 1028; Ba. 1311) on October 24th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  22. Sothebys Hollywood (Engberg 7) on October 24th Actual price: USD $120,650.
  23. Sothebys Pine Barrens Tree Frog, from Endangered Species (F. & S. II.294) on October 24th Actual price: USD $114,300.
  24. Swann Galleries O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA. Archive of 47 items, each Signed on October 26th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  25. Swann Galleries EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Archive of 19 letters, each Signed on October 26th Actual price: USD $112,500.

 

43 total sales reported this week:

Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 26th: 80.00%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale on October 26th: 84.75%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on October 26th: 91.48%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 26th: 80.22%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on October 26th: 84.30%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. October 2023 Auction on October 26th: 20.51%
Trafford Books. Antiquarian and Later Books and Ephemera on October 25th: 72.92%
Finarte. Pop Culture: Memorabilia and Card on October 26th: 72.08%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation on October 25th: 81.88%
Sothebys. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection on October 25th: 60.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 25th: 82.41%
Bonhams. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection on October 25th: 84.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 90.91%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18 on October 24th: 80.89%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: French Indochina Postal History on October 24th: 77.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 24th: 73.17%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 25th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 24th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 24th: 99.43%
Robert Siegel Galleries. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post on October 23rd: 93.88%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 21st: 88.89%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale on October 21st: 94.74%
Morton Subastas. Discover Your Taste for Style... on October 21st: 49.30%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2 on October 21st: 91.67%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2 on October 22nd: 86.12%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 1 on October 21st: 73.86%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2 on October 20th: 87.95%
Brunk Auctions. Photography | Modern Art and Design Auction on October 20th: 78.47%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 10/13 on October 20th: 65.89%
Bonhams. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char on October 20th: 96.97%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany on October 17th: 80.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on October 16th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/6 on October 15th: 88.41%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 94.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 22nd: 89.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction on October 21st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV on October 23rd: 100.00%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 30th
Christies. New York. Marc Chagall, Color of Life: Prints & Artist's Books formerly from the Artist's Estate - bidstart 10. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 279 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Sports Memorabilia and Cards Online. 289 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/20. 80 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Hydra: The Karpidas Collection. 23 lots

Tue. Oct. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 568 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 142 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts. 41 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 55 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/19. 37 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Music & Monsters. 61 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Modern Art and Design, Vintage Fashion and Textiles. 52 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Important Items from the Gross Family Collection. 63 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Maurice Sendak, Illustrated and Graphics Catalog. 232 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 82 lots

Wed. Nov. 1st
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples / 80's New York. 189 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 108 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 299 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 201 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts: Online - bidstart 10/22. 291 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . From Washington to the Wizard of Oz: 200+ Rare Autographs Including Presidents, Composers, Authors,. 205 lots
Bonhams. New York. Dance of Death. 72 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Photographic History. 223 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Online Only Auction of Pencil Signed Lithographs, Etchings and Block Prints. 135 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . November Library Auction. 174 lots

Thu. Nov. 2nd
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 469 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 480 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Denver, . Western and Contemporary Native American Art, Online. 69 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Holiday Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 110 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Photographs. 185 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Fall Estate Auction. 23 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, Photographs, and Collectible Papers. All Periods, All Themes.. 500 lots

Fri. Nov. 3rd
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Sportsmen's Auction. 17 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 370 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art. 63 lots

Sat. Nov. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/28. 174 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books. 457 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Art Auction. 229 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction. 290 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Multi-Generational Virtual Online Auction. 49 lots

Sun. Nov. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 306 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27. 87 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
  • ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: DU BELLAY (JOACHIM). Les Œuvres françoises. Reveuës, & de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs poësies non encores auparavant imprimées. Paris, 1569. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Carceri d'invenzione. [Paris, Firmin Didot, vers 1807-1835]. €25,000 to €35,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Vedute di Roma. Rome, chez l'auteur, s.d. [vers 1760-1778]. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: RACINE (JEAN). Bérénice. Tragédie. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1671. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Arcana arcanissima, hoc est Hieroglyphica ægyptio-græca. S.l.n.d. [Londres, Thomas Creede, 1614]. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Atalanta fugiens, hoc est, emblemata nova de secretis naturæ chymica. Oppenheim, 1618. €20,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. La Science divine. [Traité d’alchimie]. Manuscrit signé et date à Paris par Pierre de la Borde le douze décembre 1749. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. Italie, XVIIe ou XVIIIe siècle. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIGNORIA (LORENZO). Mensa Isiaca, qua sacrorum apud Ægyptios ratio et simulacra subjectis tabulis æneis simul exhibentur et explicantur. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius, 1669. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: TAISNIER (JEAN). Opus mathematicum octo libros complectens. Cologne, Johann Birckmann et Werner Richwin, 1562. €1,500 to €2,000.
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.